Re: Re: improv vs arrangement

[mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>]

True Andy, I'm always synced, but my pal Brian Kenny
is never synced and he seems to do it.  I'd fogotten
the inability to do different lenght loops.  Christ,
that must me hard. He's also an amazing musician and
writes some of the best songs about meth labs in the
central valley I've ever heard.

--- a k butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> >On 27 Jul 2006 at 11:07, mark sottilaro wrote:
> >
> > > > --- "nick@12testing.net" <nick@12testing.net>
> wrote:
> > > > Due largely to the technicalities (an old
> jamman), I'm 100% improvised,
> >
> > > I don't understand that statement.  The old
> JamMan
> > > seems really well suited for arranged
> premeditated
> > > loops in a song type of structure...
> >
> >Sorry, I didn't make myself clear - I meant by
> comparison with the
> >modern machines, where you can easily store
> multiple loops and switch
> >/ mix between them to create an arrangement, rather
> than the jamman
> >"buld up, fade away" variety.
> >All the best,
> >Nick Robinson
> 
> As Mark syncs to a drum machine, the JamMan allows
> him to switch 
> between different loops
> really easily.
> It's because the JamMan makes all loops exactly the
> same length that 
> it's impractical to try and create more than one
> loop when there's no 
> guide, it's next to impossible to get the timing
> accurate .
> Try shorter loops, ( but I gave up and got an EDP)
> 
> andy butler 
> 
> 


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